EVENT INFORMATION

29
May
1774

The slave ship Dreadnought departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Grenada.

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📅 29 May 1774 📍 Grenada

Vessel: Dreadnought; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Earle, William; Investor: Earle, William; Investor: Davenport, William; Investor: Parker, John; Captain: Copper, John; Investor: Copper, John; Captain: Lace, Ambr; Investor: Lace, Ambr; Captain: Jenkinson, William; Investor: Jenkinson, William; Captain: Black, Patrick; Investor: Black, Patrick; Captain: Jennings, Rob; Investor: Jennings, Rob; Investor: Chaffers, Edward. The voyage began at Liverpool on 29 May 1774. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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